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  1. Comment on Premier League statement: Manchester City FC in ~sports.football

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    Also because not stated here, the fraud is £900 million, kick them out of the league and strip them of every title they have won, light punishment otherwise

    Also because not stated here, the fraud is £900 million, kick them out of the league and strip them of every title they have won, light punishment otherwise

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for AI oversight, joined by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in ~tech

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    At no point in my comment have I said that. I didn't even say that Chinese labs are the only ones doing it, I'm sure every single AI company is doing everything they can to gain whatever advantage...

    It's pretty unfair to dismiss what the Chinese labs are doing as just distilling output from American models.

    At no point in my comment have I said that. I didn't even say that Chinese labs are the only ones doing it, I'm sure every single AI company is doing everything they can to gain whatever advantage before they run out of money. I just used the most well known example of why distillation makes it difficult if not impossible to gatekeep any improvements (what a moat is in business).

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for AI oversight, joined by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in ~tech

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    Of course any development freeze would also have to be global (functionally US and China and to a lesser extent EU), but Xi Jinping has already expressed willingness towards this idea...

    Of course any development freeze would also have to be global (functionally US and China and to a lesser extent EU), but Xi Jinping has already expressed willingness towards this idea (https://youtube.com/shorts/gzTZyxPlDKA (translated coverage since I'm assuming most people here don't speak chinese, if anyone wants the original tell me and I'll link it)), even if it also benefits him to allow Chinese industry to catch up to Nvidia chips and similar blocked US technology, as well as avoiding an energy demand buildup when the war in Iran is going on. Its really not too farfetched to think of a deal being hammered out that helps both industries in their own way

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for AI oversight, joined by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in ~tech

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    And how do you release the new or improved model with the distilled knowledge if development is supposed to be frozen? There's no point training them if there's supposed to be no new models until...

    And how do you release the new or improved model with the distilled knowledge if development is supposed to be frozen? There's no point training them if there's supposed to be no new models until "AI Safety" is figured out.
    They buy themselves however many months to establish their positions and hopefully bankrupt companies that couldn't squeeze their newest models under the deadline

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for AI oversight, joined by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in ~tech

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    The problem I think they see is that thanks to distillation any improvements one model sees will, in a few months at most, be seen in other models (like what happened with OpenAI and DeepSeek)....

    The problem I think they see is that thanks to distillation any improvements one model sees will, in a few months at most, be seen in other models (like what happened with OpenAI and DeepSeek). That's what im referring to when I say there's no moat, its very very hard to stop distillation because at the end of the day its using the model for its intended purpose.
    However if they release a brand new model (eg Astra) and then there's a development freeze for a year, they get to enjoy being the top dogs while not letting open models eat their lunch.

    15 votes

  6. Comment on Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for AI oversight, joined by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in ~tech

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    While I have no doubt its a needed step seeing what has been going on with the hacking of companies and similar incidents, I dont doubt for a second that this is about these three being worried...

    While I have no doubt its a needed step seeing what has been going on with the hacking of companies and similar incidents, I dont doubt for a second that this is about these three being worried about needing a moat after investing so much in what has been a surprisingly moat-less technology

    38 votes

  7. Comment on Update: Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster in ~tech

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    Keeping it as classy as always, What an absolute mess

    Keeping it as classy as always,

    “(Don’t call it a comeback…) Howdy everybody! Happy to announce the board is back in agreement, and I’m in control of Automattic. A lot happened in the past 48 hours that we need to sort out, and I hope much of it was a misunderstanding, because I have huge respect and regard for those involved.”

    He also posted a link to the YouTube video for LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out.”

    What an absolute mess

    17 votes

  9. Comment on Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg put on 'leave of absence' in ~tech

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    Some more fun information in this techcrunch article https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence/, with the full message: And some fun...

    Some more fun information in this techcrunch article https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence/, with the full message:

    And the biggest news: I won’t be able to make the [meeting] tomorrow. @Mark Davies has conspired with @Ann Dunwoody, @Toni, and @Sue Decker behind my back and they voted to put me on a paid leave of absence. I voted against that. Wishing Mark and all of you the very best.

    To clarify @Mark Davies was voted as interim CEO. I received the resolution 50 minutes before the meeting start, and requested repeatedly for time to have it reviewed by independent legal counsel, even a few hours, which was denied.

    And some fun theories on why now:

    One person speculated that the timing may have something to do with Mullenweg’s annual trip to the Burning Man festival, after which he tends to return “with ideas.” This year’s festival ended on September 7.

    21 votes

  11. Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games

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    Love this, I switched to Linux full time and as a result have completely stopped buying on GOG, I don't want to deal with an external installer or adding non steam games when they're windows games...

    Love this, I switched to Linux full time and as a result have completely stopped buying on GOG, I don't want to deal with an external installer or adding non steam games when they're windows games only.

    18 votes

  12. Comment on EVE Online developer CCP Games has rebranded to Fenris Creations following its split from former parent company Pearl Abyss in ~games

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    Imo it's the same as always, you either play other games or you play forever games like EVE, RuneScape, WoW, etc...

    Imo it's the same as always, you either play other games or you play forever games like EVE, RuneScape, WoW, etc...

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys in ~society

  14. Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes

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    15 votes

  15. Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech

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    I don't feel that lack of knowledge is a defining problem for big infrastructure in the US, that can be imported from other countries that can manage it, many countries in the EU for example have...

    I don't feel that lack of knowledge is a defining problem for big infrastructure in the US, that can be imported from other countries that can manage it, many countries in the EU for example have rail systems that could be seamlessly built in the US.
    What I've seen as the main problem is an extension of NIMBY-ism, where everyone owns the land and knowing what the government has put forward for this project they can demand almost any amount for that piece of land, and that goes on for every piece of track laid. An unpopular fix is eminent domain, and while unpopular at the time, in the long run it seems like the only way to make large infrastructure projects viable, since it also puts pressure on land owners to be fair in the price they demand.
    I've seen it in effect, a popular restaurant in my area maybe 10-20 years ago had a beautiful garden that was smack dab in the middle of where a highway was being built. The government tried to negotiate, the owners said no, the government said eminent domain. I remember everyone everywhere complaining, but after a few years when everyone saw the value of the road, the same people complaining then admit it was the correct choice. But for any of that to matter the first sentence you said needs to change unfortunately.

    The real problem is that the US is just incapable of long term strategic planning.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech

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    It's a short read on what I've felt is a particularly annoying style of article as of late, specially when there is no follow up unless the person or new feature is disliked (e.g. OpenAI with...

    It's a short read on what I've felt is a particularly annoying style of article as of late, specially when there is no follow up unless the person or new feature is disliked (e.g. OpenAI with ads). The easy way out is to just "announce" (say it off hand once) and then just never release it. Since almost every example I've seen applies to the tech industry I've put it here, if it need to be moved let me know :).

    21 votes

  18. Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes

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    There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but that doesn't absolve anyone from attempting to reduce the harm done.

    There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but that doesn't absolve anyone from attempting to reduce the harm done.

    17 votes

  19. Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes

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    Going to quickly disagree with the main point, mentioning or discussing America in general does not directly benefit anyone generally. I would compare it much more to, when the movie Melania came...

    Like, if every thread that mentioned America had someone posting in the comments "but what about the Epstein files!?", which is something I have seen in some other places, then it would get tiring quickly, even if you agree with the general point. It gets noisy and messy and it feels off topic, because it is.

    Going to quickly disagree with the main point, mentioning or discussing America in general does not directly benefit anyone generally. I would compare it much more to, when the movie Melania came out, every discussion was mocking the movie, because the success of the movie was a success to someone people think is harmful to society at large.
    I think people arguing here in favour of JK Rowling have had no problem with the discussion on the Melania movie or would have no problem in relentlessly criticising if, god forbid, Trump made a movie tomorrow, even if it was not biographical (eg appeared in Home Alone 5), so I find it hypocritical that just because it mainly affects trans people in the UK, a demographic I doubt is primarily on here, then discussing the real life harm of supporting Rowling suddenly is "tiring".

    10 votes

  20. Comment on All the Eurovision songs are out. Let's talk about them! in ~music

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    The main problem as I understand it is money, the main sponsor of Eurovision is an Israeli beauty products brand and as always money talks

    The main problem as I understand it is money, the main sponsor of Eurovision is an Israeli beauty products brand and as always money talks

    4 votes